Before his retirement, Rochester Police Department investigator Bill Lawler runs along the Auburn Trail in Victor.

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Bill Lawler started running about 30 years ago in the police academy, and after that he really never stopped. He didn't go from coast to coast like Forrest Gump, but he'd jog along trails near his home in Victor, Ontario County, that meander to Mendon and Rush, and he'd run when visiting his hometown of Auburn.

Twenty marathons. Ten half-marathons. Running became a big part of his life. "Emotionally, mentally and physically, when I'm out there I get good feelings," the former longtime Rochester police officer and detective said.